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Direct linkKeller, Kristin; Tabacchi, Jo – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2011
As art department budgets across the country continue to shrink, art teachers are increasingly on the lookout for inexpensive materials that can be used to teach a range of concepts. In this article, the authors describe a newspaper beam tower project inspired by the book, "The Wonderful Towers of Watts" by Patricia Zelver. There are many more…
Descriptors: Art Materials, Paper (Material), Sculpture, Art Activities
Peer reviewedDaniel, Robert A.; Witkavitch, Mary Beth – School Arts, 1981
Describes a fourth-grade unit in junk sculpture, inspired by the Watts Towers. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Materials, Elementary Education, Grade 4
Rowley, Jane – Arts & Activities, 2001
Describes an art project for fourth-grade students where they created their own three-dimensional sculptures or structures using recycled computer disks and CD-ROM's. Explains that the students were assessed on their creativity, sturdiness of their structures, and overall design. States that the use of ordinary materials made the lesson more…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Creativity, Design
